PREPARED BY: RAZOL RAZALAN,SHIELA TORIBIO,CRISANTO VALIENTE,BELINDA AMMANATHU

RAMANKUTTY
How to necropsy a
The 10 steps of routine necropsy of the
dog

Examine the
General Necropsy
animal Display stage
information proper
externally

Examination of Examination of Examination of Examination of

the Abdominal thoracic the heart and the other
Organs organs blood vessels organ

Examination of
the brain
Species: Canine

Dog owner: Rowena Briones

Addres: Mamonit Mayantoc Tarlac

Age: 3 years old

Weight:7.5 kgs

Breed: Aspin

Gender: Male

Time of Death:11am
  It was on September 2019 when Mrs
 CLINICAL Rowena briones of Nambalan
Mayantoc Tarlac noticed her dog is
HISTORY started to lose appetite and started
being lethargic.
 CLINICAL SINGS

Loss of weight or
Skin lesions Ocular paleness Lameness
Poor appetite

Anemia, Renal failure Chronic diarrhea Emaciation

Necropsy tools and Equipment
 POST-MORTEM FINDING

The dog presented was thoroughly examined physically and necropsied

by Group 5 and observed by Group 2.
The animal submitted for necropsy was already dead for about 3
hours before the actual necropsy is performed
External
examination
Fig 1:

The animal weight is 7.5 kgs

Fig 2: body
condition
 Presence of Ectoparasites,
Dry skin (shedding), some
scars, Dry hair coat,
Skin lesions are evident
 Pale Muscle mass
(evidently Malnourish).
 No fats. Marked Muscle
atrophy
Fig 2: Eye

 Dilated eye
 Ocular aleness
 The part of the muzzle is
allergic due to the
infestation of external
parasite
 The muzzle is present of
yellow crust
Fig:3 Muzzle

 The part of muzzle is

presence of yellow
crust due to the
external parasite
 Fig4: Gums

 Gums white to pinkish color

 Fig:5 Ear

 No Discharges
 Severe infestation of tick
inside the ear
INTERNAL
EXAMINATION
INTERNAL
EXAMINATION
IN-SITU POSITION
Respiratory System
 LUNGS,TRACHEA

 Frothy foreign body

(purulent materials)
obstruction mainly on the
primary bronchus
 Few clots or frothy blood
with exudates in the larynx
and trachea
 Lungs, white spots are
prominent.
 Whole organ appears
cyanotic
 Congested blood vessel
(few clots)
Cardiovascular System
Heart

 Congested coronary blood

vessel
 Congested right and left
auricle (bluish in
appearance)
 Swollen cardiac wall
 Presence of large amount
of pericardial fluid
Digestive system
Liver

 Glossy Liver with tiny

dark spots on
parietal surface, Bile
flow is
normal (Few petecc
hial hemorrhages
along the parietal
surfaces)
Stomach

 Pale to pinkish in color

stomach
 Upon opening the stomach
, note the prominent pale
to pinkish gastric fold
 No internal parasite found
 Gastric ulceration
 Small intestine

Moderate to
severe infestation of
intestinal tapeworm in
duodenum
PKILAGAY YUNG VIDEO DI AKO
MARUNONG
Lymphatic system
Spleen

Spleen measures
approximately 5 inch
and red to dark
maroon in color ,
Grossly normal spleen
Urogenital system
kidney
Dilated Urinary Bladder with dark
yellow urine sample. Dark
brown cortex and white to pinkish
medulla . With a presence of
yellow like appearance at the renal
pelvis
Nervous
system
Brain
No Significant Findings
  Based on the clinical findings
observed, the dog is
NECROPSY evidently Malnourished due to the
presence of heavy Intestinal
DIAGNOSIS Parasitism Cause by Tapeworms, few
roundworms, possibly
hookworm secondary to Mites and
Fleas and Lice
 In short parasitism
CAUSE OF
DEATH